Echocardiography was routinely performed ... Six patients developed the pericardial effusion within 100 days of transplant: Patient 1 had received mediastinal radiation therapy with 3500 cGy ...

and a high index of suspicion and availability of echo skills in in-house neonatal staff could help management. Beardsall K, White DK, Pinto EM, Kelsall AWR . Pericardial effusion and cardiac ...

P denotes pericardium, and LV left ventricle. Doppler echocardiography is the principal tool for diagnosing pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic ...

Pericardial effusion is the buildup of an excess amount ... Your doctor will likely watch your effusion using an echocardiogram so they can see if it changes size or needs direct treatment.

myopericarditis (pericarditis with clinical or serologic evidence of myocardial involvement), a large pericardial effusion (an echo-free space of more than 20 mm in width) (Figure 2), or cardiac ...

Finally, clinicians obtain a transthoracic echocardiogram that identifies a pericardial effusion 2.5-cm in circumference, with right ventricular diastolic collapse and a possible mass compressing ...

pericarditis and a pericardial effusion. Pericardial effusions are best diagnosed by echocardiography, which is validated to estimate the size and location, and determine if hemodynamic compromise ...

Pericardial effusion means the build-up of too much ... complication is called cardiac tamponade. The diagnosis: An echocardiogram, chest x-ray, MRI, and CT scan of the chest can help to detect ...

Several scans may help a doctor confirm a diagnosis of pericarditis and pericardial effusion, including: Doctors often monitor symptoms with a follow-up echocardiogram if they diagnose a small ...

The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain, pericardial friction rub (Figure 2), widespread ST-segment elevation (Figure 3) and pericardial ...

ECG and echocardiography was done at admission ... Prolonged QTc interval, pericardial effusion and diastolic dysfunction are associated with higher mortality.